Greyson

Background information about the book Greyson by Lynne Cox

Lynne Cox is an American long-distance swimmer

She is also the author of several books, including Greyson, Swimming to Antarctica, and South With the Sun

• Lynne Cox on Wikipedia
• Lynne Cox personal website
• Hell in High Waters - ESPN profile from 5/23/13 - has two short embedded videos
• TEDxMonterey - Lynne Cox - Swimming Through the Sea of Change - 22 min. YouTube video

About Greyson

• A Whale of a Tale - NPR Living on Earth audio only interview with Cox about the book Greyson (8 min.) This page has photos of Cox in Gloucester and a transcript of the interview.
• Grey Whales - National Geographic

Places

• See Seal Beach on Google Maps - this is where Cox was swimming when she found Greyson
• Catalina Channel Challenges - Cox was training to swim the Catalina Channel when she found Greyson. This website tells more about the challenges faced by swimmers who attempt this swim. Cox was only 14 the first time she completed this swim.
• Map of Lynne Cox's major swim!

Open Water Swimming

• Salem Sound Coastwatch - on August 29, 2015 there will be a charity open-water swim in the Salem Sound, right off Beverly, called Swim & Fin. Last year more than 200 people participated in 500m, 1 mile, and 5K swims.
• Diana Nyad is another famous open-water swimmer. She swam from Cuba to Florida a couple of years ago.
• Open Water Swimming